Margaret E. Bryson, 76, Iola, died Sunday, August 19, 2012, at Iola Nursing Center.

Margaret was born Oct. 13, 1935, on a farm east of Cherryvale in Labette County, the daughter of Kenneth Edgar and Joanna Maxine Testerman Hild. She graduated from Cherryvale High School.

Margaret worked in banking for 39 years. On Oct. 13, 1964, Margaret married Carl Lee Bryson and they made their home in Iola. She went to work for Allen County State Bank as a secretary in the loan department. When Emprise bought the bank in 1993 she served as senior vice president until retiring in 1996.

Survivors include her husband, Carl Lee Bryson, of the home; two brothers, Donald Hild of McKinney, Texas and Kenneth Hild, Jr. of Edmond, Okla.; a sister, Reba Borovicka of Republic, Mo.

Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 22, at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. Visitation will follow the service.

Memorial gifts of donor’s choice may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola.

Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com